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MPOWER Financing works in international student loan services, based in Washington, United States. Founded in 2014, it has about 285 employees.

Loans & Financing Debt
VALUATION · TODAY
$672M −8% after Growth
Range $103M – $2.77B · Grade D
TODAY
+12 MO
$500M
$1.00B
$1.50B
$2.00B
$2.50B
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Series A $6.00M
Series B $110M
Growth $100M
ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then
HEADCOUNT · TODAY285 employees
−17%6m growth
−16%1y growth
−19%2y growth
200
400
Data from Jan 2021
TODAY
Predicted in 1 yr $622M −8% vs today
Predicted next raise $145M if a round comes
Winding-down probability 67%
Last round
Growth · $100M · Jul 2021
Valuation at last round
$1.08B · implied
Headcount
285 · down
Grade
D
Founded
2014
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MPOWER Financing valuation today

VCMC values MPOWER Financing at $672M today, with a range of $103M to $2.8B and a grade of D. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a growth round in Jul 2021.

Valuation by date (158 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

MPOWER Financing: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
DateValuationRangePredicted in 1 yrPhaseHeadcountTrendGradeWinding-down probability
1 Jan 2014$6.36M$2.32M – $17.5M$6.67M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2014$6.39M$2.32M – $17.5M$6.69M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2014$6.41M$2.33M – $17.6M$6.72M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2014$6.43M$2.34M – $17.7M$6.74M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 May 2014$6.46M$2.35M – $17.7M$6.77M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2014$6.48M$2.36M – $17.8M$6.80M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2014$6.51M$2.37M – $17.9M$6.82M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2014$6.54M$2.38M – $18.0M$6.85M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2014$6.56M$2.39M – $18.0M$6.88M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2014$6.59M$2.40M – $18.1M$6.90M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2014$6.61M$2.41M – $18.2M$6.93M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2014$6.64M$2.42M – $18.2M$6.96M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2015$6.67M$2.43M – $18.3M$6.98M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2015$6.69M$2.44M – $18.4M$7.01M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2015$6.72M$2.44M – $18.4M$7.04M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2015$6.74M$2.45M – $18.5M$7.07M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 May 2015$6.77M$2.46M – $18.6M$7.09M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2015$6.80M$2.47M – $18.7M$7.12M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2015$6.82M$2.48M – $18.7M$7.15M (+5%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2015$6.85M$2.49M – $18.8M$7.33M (+7%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2015$6.88M$2.50M – $18.9M$7.53M (+10%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2015$6.90M$2.51M – $19.0M$7.73M (+12%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Nov 2015$6.93M$2.52M – $19.0M$7.94M (+15%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Dec 2015$6.96M$2.53M – $19.1M$8.15M (+17%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jan 2016$6.98M$2.54M – $19.2M$8.37M (+20%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Feb 2016$7.01M$2.55M – $19.3M$8.60M (+23%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Mar 2016$7.04M$2.56M – $19.3M$8.82M (+25%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Apr 2016$7.07M$2.57M – $19.4M$9.06M (+28%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 May 2016$7.09M$2.58M – $19.5M$9.29M (+31%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jun 2016$7.12M$2.59M – $19.6M$9.55M (+34%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Jul 2016$7.15M$2.60M – $19.6M$9.80M (+37%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Aug 2016$7.34M$2.67M – $20.2M$10.1M (+37%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Sep 2016$7.54M$2.74M – $20.7M$10.3M (+37%)before first round–unknownD0%
1 Oct 2016$7.74M$2.82M – $21.3M$10.6M (+37%)before first round–unknownD0%
28 Oct 2016$33.4M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+80%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Nov 2016$33.6M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+79%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Dec 2016$35.3M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+70%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jan 2017$37.1M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+62%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Feb 2017$39.0M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+54%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Mar 2017$40.8M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+47%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Apr 2017$42.8M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+40%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 May 2017$45.0M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+33%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jun 2017$47.3M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+27%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jul 2017$49.6M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+21%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Aug 2017$52.1M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+15%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Sep 2017$54.8M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+9%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Oct 2017$57.5M$21.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (+4%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Nov 2017$60.0M$21.7M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Dec 2017$60.0M$20.7M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jan 2018$60.0M$19.7M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Feb 2018$60.0M$18.7M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Mar 2018$60.0M$17.8M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Apr 2018$60.0M$17.0M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 May 2018$60.0M$16.1M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jun 2018$60.0M$15.3M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jul 2018$60.0M$14.6M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Aug 2018$60.0M$13.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Sep 2018$60.0M$13.2M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Oct 2018$60.0M$12.6M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Nov 2018$60.0M$11.9M – $91.3M$60.0M (0%)after a round–unknownD0%
28 Nov 2018$531M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+50%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Dec 2018$533M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+49%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jan 2019$551M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+44%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Feb 2019$571M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+39%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Mar 2019$589M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+35%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Apr 2019$609M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+31%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 May 2019$630M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+26%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jun 2019$652M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+22%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jul 2019$674M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+18%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Aug 2019$698M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+14%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Sep 2019$722M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+10%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Oct 2019$747M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+7%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Nov 2019$773M$374M – $1.1B$796M (+3%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Dec 2019$796M$372M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Jan 2020$796M$356M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Feb 2020$796M$340M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownB0%
1 Mar 2020$796M$327M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Apr 2020$796M$312M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 May 2020$796M$299M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jun 2020$796M$286M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jul 2020$796M$274M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Aug 2020$796M$263M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Sep 2020$796M$251M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Oct 2020$796M$241M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Nov 2020$796M$230M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Dec 2020$796M$204M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round–unknownC0%
1 Jan 2021$796M$194M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round72unknownC0%
1 Feb 2021$796M$184M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round72unknownC0%
1 Mar 2021$796M$176M – $1.1B$796M (0%)after a round72unknownC0%
1 Apr 2021$796M$167M – $1.1B$769M (-3%)after a round72flatC0%
1 May 2021$796M$159M – $1.1B$762M (-4%)after a round72flatC0%
1 Jun 2021$796M$151M – $1.1B$756M (-5%)after a round72flatD0%
1 Jul 2021$796M$144M – $1.1B$750M (-6%)after a round72flatD0%
14 Jul 2021$1.1B$764M – $1.7B$1.2B (+10%)after a round72flatB0%
1 Aug 2021$1.1B$764M – $1.7B$1.2B (+9%)after a round72flatB0%
1 Sep 2021$1.1B$764M – $1.7B$1.2B (+9%)after a round72flatB0%
1 Oct 2021$1.1B$764M – $1.7B$1.2B (+8%)after a round72flatB0%
1 Nov 2021$1.1B$764M – $1.7B$1.2B (+7%)after a round72flatB0%
1 Dec 2021$1.1B$764M – $1.7B$1.2B (+6%)after a round72flatB0%
1 Jan 2022$1.1B$764M – $1.7B$1.2B (+5%)after a round72flatB0%
1 Feb 2022$1.1B$764M – $1.7B$1.2B (+4%)after a round72flatB0%
1 Mar 2022$1.3B$884M – $2.0B$1.4B (+9%)after a round140growingB0%
1 Apr 2022$1.3B$884M – $2.0B$1.4B (+7%)after a round140growingB0%
1 May 2022$1.3B$884M – $2.0B$1.4B (+5%)after a round140growingB0%
1 Jun 2022$1.3B$884M – $2.0B$1.4B (+3%)after a round140growingB0%
1 Jul 2022$1.4B$884M – $2.0B$1.4B (+1%)after a round140growingB0%
1 Aug 2022$1.4B$880M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140growingB0%
1 Sep 2022$1.4B$873M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140growingB0%
1 Oct 2022$1.4B$867M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140growingB0%
1 Nov 2022$1.4B$737M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140unknownB0%
1 Dec 2022$1.4B$701M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140unknownB0%
1 Jan 2023$1.4B$667M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140unknownB0%
1 Feb 2023$1.4B$633M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140unknownB0%
1 Mar 2023$1.4B$605M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140unknownB0%
1 Apr 2023$1.4B$575M – $2.0B$1.4B (0%)after a round140unknownC0%
1 May 2023$1.5B$917M – $2.2B$1.5B (0%)after a round230growingB0%
1 Jun 2023$1.5B$910M – $2.2B$1.5B (0%)after a round230growingB0%
1 Jul 2023$1.5B$903M – $2.2B$1.5B (0%)after a round230growingB0%
1 Aug 2023$1.5B$853M – $2.2B$1.5B (0%)after a round230growingB0%
1 Sep 2023$1.5B$843M – $2.2B$1.5B (0%)after a round230growingB0%
1 Oct 2023$1.6B$623M – $2.3B$1.6B (-1%)after a round270upC0%
1 Nov 2023$1.6B$601M – $2.3B$1.6B (-1%)after a round270upC0%
1 Dec 2023$1.6B$582M – $2.3B$1.6B (-2%)after a round270upC0%
1 Jan 2024$1.6B$562M – $2.3B$1.6B (-2%)after a round270upC0%
1 Feb 2024$1.6B$543M – $2.3B$1.6B (-3%)after a round270upC0%
1 Mar 2024$1.6B$542M – $2.3B$1.6B (0%)after a round310upC0%
1 Apr 2024$1.6B$524M – $2.3B$1.6B (0%)after a round310upC0%
1 May 2024$1.6B$506M – $2.3B$1.6B (0%)after a round310upC0%
1 Jun 2024$1.6B$489M – $2.3B$1.6B (0%)after a round310upC0%
1 Jul 2024$1.6B$473M – $2.3B$1.6B (0%)after a round310upC0%
1 Aug 2024$1.7B$726M – $2.4B$1.7B (0%)after a round350growingB0%
1 Sep 2024$1.7B$712M – $2.4B$1.7B (0%)after a round350growingC0%
1 Oct 2024$1.7B$699M – $2.4B$1.7B (0%)after a round350growingC0%
1 Nov 2024$1.7B$686M – $2.4B$1.7B (0%)after a round350growingC0%
1 Dec 2024$1.7B$332M – $2.4B$1.7B (-1%)after a round350upC0%
1 Jan 2025$1.7B$318M – $2.4B$1.7B (-1%)after a round350upD0%
1 Feb 2025$1.7B$305M – $2.4B$1.7B (-1%)after a round350upD0%
1 Mar 2025$1.7B$293M – $2.4B$1.7B (-1%)after a round350upD0%
1 Apr 2025$1.7B$281M – $2.4B$1.7B (-1%)after a round350upD0%
1 May 2025$1.6B$270M – $2.3B$1.5B (-5%)after a round350upD0%
1 Jun 2025$1.6B$259M – $2.3B$1.5B (-4%)after a round350upD0%
1 Jul 2025$1.5B$180M – $2.2B$1.5B (-1%)after a round331flatD0%
1 Aug 2025$1.5B$172M – $2.2B$1.5B (0%)after a round336flatD0%
1 Sep 2025$1.5B$164M – $2.2B$1.5B (0%)after a round341flatD0%
1 Oct 2025$1.1B$156M – $2.1B$1.0B (-6%)after a round341flatD23%
1 Nov 2025$1.1B$148M – $2.1B$1.1B (-5%)after a round343flatD21%
1 Dec 2025$1.2B$141M – $2.1B$1.1B (-4%)after a round343flatD19%
1 Jan 2026$1.2B$134M – $2.1B$1.1B (-3%)after a round343flatD19%
1 Feb 2026$1.1B$127M – $2.1B$1.1B (-2%)after a round343flatD19%
1 Mar 2026$1.2B$122M – $2.1B$1.1B (-2%)after a round345flatD17%
1 Apr 2026$1.2B$116M – $2.1B$1.2B (-1%)after a round345flatD16%
1 May 2026$961M$108M – $2.1B$957M (0%)after a round318flatD27%
1 Jun 2026$992M$106M – $2.1B$992M (0%)after a round318flatD25%
1 Jul 2026$1.0B$106M – $2.1B$1.0B (0%)after a round318flatD23%
1 Aug 2026$884M$105M – $2.1B$821M (-7%)after a round311flatD32%
1 Sep 2026$884M$105M – $2.1B$821M (-7%)after a round311flatD32%
1 Oct 2026$484M$103M – $2.0B$414M (-14%)after a round285downD67%
24 Oct 2026$672M$103M – $2.8B$622M (-8%)after a round285downD67%

Key facts about MPOWER Financing

Founded
2014
Headquarters
Washington, United States
Employees
about 285 -16% in a year
Total raised
$888M
Funding rounds
8
Last round
Debt May 2025

MPOWER Financing was founded in 2014 by Manu Smadja and Michael Davis.

MPOWER Financing funding history

MPOWER Financing has 8 funding rounds on record, from Oct 2016 to May 2025, $888M in total. None disclosed a valuation.

  1. Debt 12 May 2025no round page

    Investors not disclosed.

    Sources: mpowerfinancing.com

    $313M

  2. Debt 15 May 2023no round page

    With Goldman Sachs.

    Sources: mpowerfinancing.com, equitypandit.com, yourstory.com and 1 more

    $150M

  3. Growth Equity 13 Jul 2021

    With Tilden Park Capital Management, ETS Strategic Capital, King Street, Drakes Landing Associates, Pennington Alternative Income Management.

    Sources: mpowerfinancing.com, fenews.co.uk, thepienews.com and 2 more

    $100M

  4. Other 9 Jun 2020no round page

    With Breega, Potencia Ventures, AI8, Cometa, Zephyr Peacock, 1776, Fresco Capital, 1994 LLC, Goal Structured Solutions, Aspiration Bank.

    Sources: mpowerfinancing.com, thepienews.com, zmlp.com and 2 more

    $9.0M

  5. Debt 19 Aug 2019no round page

    Led by Goldman Sachs.

    Sources: mpowerfinancing.com, yourstory.com

    $100M

  6. Series B 27 Nov 2018

    Led by GrayMatters Capital, Community Investment Management; with Breega, Potencia Ventures, University Ventures, Village Capital, 1776, VARIV, Fresco Capital, Zephyr Management, K Street Capital, Goal Structured Solutions, Lloyd Crescendo Advisors.

    Sources: mpowerfinancing.com, prnewswire.com

    $110M

  7. Debt 14 Aug 2017no round page

    Investors not disclosed.

    Sources: mpowerfinancing.com, technical.ly, en.wikipedia.org

    $100M

  8. Series A 27 Oct 2016

    Led by Zephyr Management; with 1776 Ventures, Goal Structured Solutions, Village Capital, Dreamit Ventures, Fresco Capital, University Ventures.

    Sources: mpowerfinancing.com

    $6.0M

MPOWER Financing investors

26 investors have backed MPOWER Financing; Goldman Sachs, Zephyr Management and Community Investment Management and 1 more led at least one round.

  • Goldman Sachs lead, 2 rounds
  • Goal Structured Solutions 3 rounds
  • 1776 2 rounds
  • Potencia Ventures 2 rounds
  • 1776 Ventures
  • 1994 LLC
  • AI8
  • Aspiration Bank
  • Drakes Landing Associates
  • ETS Strategic Capital
  • Lloyd Crescendo Advisors
  • Pennington Alternative Income Management
  • Tilden Park Capital Management
  • Zephyr Peacock

What MPOWER Financing does

MPOWER Financing works in loans & financing, with 14 recorded offerings and customers in education.

MPOWER Financing, Public Benefit Corporation is an American public benefit corporation that operates a digital lending platform for international student loans. The company provides fixed-rate loans to U.S. and Canadian students, offers visa support letters, and delivers career strategy services. MPOWER Financing also supports universities in North America and serves students from the Global South, refugee, and other underserved communities, with a focus on STEM fields. Its operations include multilingual support and a cross-border digital lending platform.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

  • International Student Loan Services
  • Digital Student Loan Application Processing
  • Flexible Student Loan Funding Solutions
  • Fixed-Rate Student Loan Structuring
  • Conditional Loan Offer Issuance
  • Visa Support Letter Services
  • Career Strategy Services
  • Scholarship Resource Services
  • Multilingual Student Financial Services
  • STEM Student Loan Services
  • Underserved Student Loan Services
  • Cross-Border Student Loan Services
  • Big Data Credit Evaluation Services
  • Global Student Loan Platform Development

Markets

  • Education

Business model

  • Business-to-Consumer
  • Service Provider

Industry codes (NAICS)

  • 522291 Consumer Lending 100% match

Questions about MPOWER Financing

What is MPOWER Financing worth?

Valuation $672M (range $103M to $2.8B), as of 24 Oct 2026.

Has MPOWER Financing raised money?

MPOWER Financing has 8 funding rounds on record, from Oct 2016 to May 2025, $888M in total. None disclosed a valuation.

Who has invested in MPOWER Financing?

Goldman Sachs, Zephyr Management, Community Investment Management, GrayMatters Capital, Fresco Capital and Goal Structured Solutions, and 20 more. Lead investors include Goldman Sachs, Zephyr Management, Community Investment Management and GrayMatters Capital.

How many people work at MPOWER Financing?

About 285, down 16% over the last year. Headcount rose from 72 in Jan 2021 to 350 in Aug 2024, then fell to 285 in Sep 2026.

What does MPOWER Financing do?

MPOWER Financing works in loans & financing, with 14 recorded offerings and customers in education. Its main offerings are international student loan services, digital student loan application processing and flexible student loan funding solutions.

When was MPOWER Financing founded, and where is it based?

MPOWER Financing was founded in 2014 and is based in Washington, United States. It has about 285 employees, down 16% over the last year.

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